[amrit38]

Hello everyone,

I am running a CRM wing case and is using EULER equation. My DIRECT simulation converges pretty well.

However when it does ADJOINT simulation (continuous adjoints), it says there are some non physical points in the solution and the solution never converges, rather the residuals go very high. I have set MGLEVEL= 0, still its the same problem

I have attached the figures plotting the residuals for both direct and adjoint simulations. Also the configuration file is attached.

adjoint_simu.JPG

direct_simu.JPG

CRM.txt

Thanks
Anand

[hlk]

Originally Posted by amrit38

Hello everyone,

I am running a CRM wing case and is using EULER equation. My DIRECT simulation converges pretty well.

However when it does ADJOINT simulation (continuous adjoints), it says there are some non physical points in the solution and the solution never converges, rather the residuals go very high. I have set MGLEVEL= 0, still its the same problem

I have attached the figures plotting the residuals for both direct and adjoint simulations. Also the configuration file is attached.

Attachment 50693

Attachment 50694

Attachment 50695

Thanks
Anand

It is a common problem to have more difficulty in converging the adjoint, and here are some tips which usually help:
1. Greater convergence on the direct solution. The closer the residuals are to machine zero, the better.
2. Use the CFL_REDUCTION_ADJFLOW parameter to reduce the CFL value compared to what is used for the direct problem.
3. In order to turn of MG for the adjoint solution but still use it for the direct solution, use MG_ADJFLOW = NO
4. If the issue is that the mesh isn't great, try using RELAXATION_FACTOR_ADJFLOW (set to something slightly less than 1.0).
5. Try using a 1st-order method, at least to start up the solution (CONV_NUM_METHOD_ADJFLOW / SPATIAL_ORDER_ADJFLOW)